All Obituaries

Violet May Caviness, age 91, passed away on August 17, 2019 at her residence in Baker City. A graveside memorial service will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Pastor Tim Fisher of Elkhorn Baptist Church will be officiating. Following the service, friends are invited to join the family for a Celebration of Life at the Baker City Eagles Lodge. Violet was born on May 1, 1928 in Baker, Oregon to Joseph and Dorothy (Rundall) Pupil. She...

Lewis Felix Warren packed his bags and left for his latest adventure on November 16, 2019.  This trip was to be his last; eternal rather than international, and one to last forever.  He left to join his Lord and Savior, his beloved wife and the family of believers in heaven.  Lewis was born on December 7, 1927, in Marvel Alabama, a coal-mining town owned by the Roden Coal Company.  Lewis was the youngest child and the second son of Robert Lee and Rubyee Lucile Suell...

Donald Massey, age 61, of Portland passed away on November 15, 2019 at his residence. A Celebration of Life will take place in July 2020. Memorial contributions in memory of Donald can be made to the Haines United Methodist Church through Gray’s West & Company at 1500 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, OR 97814. 

John M. Fouts, age 71, of Baker City passed away on November 13, 2019 at his residence in Settler's Park Assisted Living Community. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray's West & Company.

Gloria Lee Gordon, age 92, of Baker City, Oregon, died on October 30, 2019 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City. GG, as she was affectionately known, was born October 11, 1927 in Detroit Michigan. She grew up during the depression and moved with her family wherever her father could find work. She ended up in California where she raised her five children.  At the age of 51, Gloria realized her dream of owning a used book store. She opened Secondhand Prose in 1979 and...

Jodell Hensen, age 60, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on October 25, 2019. A potluck Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at the Baker City Eagles Lodge from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.  Jodell was born on June 4, 1959 in Nampa, Idaho to Delwin and LaVonna (Hathaway) Lyons. She attended American Falls High School and graduated in 1978. On April 23, 1983, Jodell married George Todd Hensen in Elko, Nevada. Together they had three children. She considered herself a...

Betty Jean (Neale) Johnson passed away peacefully on what would have been her wedding anniversary on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Ashley Manor Care Center in Baker City, OR where she had been a resident for a number of years. All her ten children were present at her time of passing along with other family members and friends. Betty was born in Filer, Idaho, to Claude Belden Neale and Cleaba Beulah (Abel) Neale Savage on Christmas Eve December 24, 1925, and was the third of four daughters...

Bertha "Fritzi" Aldrich, age 79, of Nampa, Idaho passed away on October 23, 2019.  Fritzi was born on February 5, 1940 in Salem, Oregon to Earl Gilbert Ridpath and Bertha Pauline (Gust) Ridpath. She attended North Salem High School but dropped out in the 12th grade. However, she was proud to have received her GED at age 40. Fritzi was also proud of her good work ethic. She worked as a sales manager, bookkeeper, bartender, waitress and did some modeling when she was 40 years...

Harold E. Dietzen, age 66, of Baker City, passed away on October 15, 2019 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City. Arrangements are being handled through Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel. We are currently seeking family members for Harold, if you are a family member or know of any, please give us a call at 541-523-3677.

John B. Kempfer, age 83, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado and formerly of Baker City, passed away on October 8, 2019.  Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM. Father Suresh Kumar Telagani will officiate. Interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery following the service. John Bernard Kempfer was born in Baker City, Oregon to parents Charles and Margaret Kempfer.  He...